Michael Landon
Age: N/A | From: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Eugene Maurice Orowitz , Mike Landon , Emo , Μάικλ Λάντον
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 41
TV Involvements: 33
Most Famous Work
Biography
Michael Landon (born Eugene Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984–1989). Landon appeared on the cover of TV Guide 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball.
Most Famous Work
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(1958) Clay McGarrett
Bonanza
(1959) Joe Cartwright
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Vance Coburn
Little House on the Prairie
(1974) Charles Ingalls
Studio One
(1948) Augie Barone
Highway to Heaven
(1984) Jonathan Smith
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1955) Eddie
Bambi Awards
(1948) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | N/A | |
| 1999 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self - Roastee (archive footage) | ||
| 1991 | Jeff Hayes | |
| 1990 | Adult Hugh Baudoum | |
| 1988 | Self | |
| 1987 | Tony Rivers - (archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Tony Rivers in 'I was a Teenage Werewolf' | |
| 1985 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| Jonathan Smith | ||
| Gene Orman | ||
| Charles Ingalls | ||
| 1983 | Charles Ingalls | |
| John Everingham | ||
| 1981 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 1979 | Charles Ingalls | |
| Little Joe (archive footage) | ||
| 1976 | John Curtis | |
| Self | ||
| 1975 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 1974 | Charles Ingalls | |
| Charles Ingalls | ||
| 1973 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 1972 | Tennis Player | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1970 | Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright | |
| Peter Minut | ||
| 1968 | Self (uncredited) | |
| Self | ||
| 1967 | Self | |
| 1966 | Self | |
| 1965 | Self - Host | |
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1961 | Self - Co-Host | |
| 1959 | Joe Cartwright | |
| N/A | ||
| Tom Dooley | ||
| 1958 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dave Dawson | ||
| Carl Martin | ||
| Clay McGarrett | ||
| Steve Bentley | ||
| Lago Orlando | ||
| 1957 | Chris Anderson | |
| Jed Daws | ||
| Howard | ||
| Self | ||
| Tony Rivers | ||
| Lombard | ||
| 1956 | Dan Overton | |
| Vance Coburn | ||
| Pietro | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jerome Juventin | ||
| Boy in Poolhall | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1955 | N/A | |
| Eddie | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1953 | Claude Duncan | |
| Dixon | ||
| 1951 | Sandy | |
| N/A | ||
| Don Burns | ||
| 1948 | Augie Barone | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1990 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1981 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1978 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1974 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1959 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Executive Producer | |
| 1990 | Executive Producer | |
| 1984 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1983 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1981 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1978 | Producer | |
| 1976 | Producer | |
| 1974 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Writer | |
| 1990 | Teleplay | |
| 1984 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1981 | Writer | |
| 1978 | Writer | |
| 1976 | Writer | |
| 1974 | Writer | |
| 1959 | Story | |
| Writer | ||
| Teleplay | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Creator | |
| 1981 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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